Martin v. Town of Algona
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Humboldt Circuit Court. ActioN to recover for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff in being thrown from a sleigh, caused, as he alleges, by obstructions placed in the streets of the town of Algona by the other defendants, which-were negligently suffered by the officers of the town.
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Appeal from Humboldt Circuit Court. ActioN to recover for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff in being thrown from a sleigh, caused, as he alleges, by obstructions placed in the streets of the town of Algona by the other defendants, which-were negligently suffered by the officers of the town. There was a trial to a jury which resulted in a verdict for plaintiff of $11,000. Upon a motion for a new trial, the plaintiff was by the court required to remit $6,500 of the verdict, otherwise it would be set aside. The remit-titur having been entered, the motion was overruled, and judgment…
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.
The plaintiff was an employe of the keeper of a hotel in Algona, and was charged with the care of a stable *391kept in connection with the house. At the request of the owner of a team kept at the stable, who directed the horses to be brought to him, the plaintiff attached them to a sleigh, to which they were accustomed to be driven, and proceeded with them to the place he was directed by the owner, riding in the sleigh, and driving in the usual manner. When upon the street the horses, being spirited, and becoming excited, ran with plaintiff. He retained the reins, and endeavored to check the…
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